§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will ask the joint committee to include in its report on whooping-cough vaccination the evidence supporting its new recommendation for an earlier commencing age for vaccination and if it will relate it to the three reasons it gave in 1972 for its recommendation at that time;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Reportthe reasons for the change of policy by the joint committee on the desirable commencing age for immunisation; 415W and whether the committee has changed its mind on all of the three reasons favouring immunisation at six months of age given in its 1972 advice.
§ Mr. MoyleI have nothing to add to my previous reply to my hon. Friend on 13th May.—[Vol. 931, c.633–4.]